An artist wishes to make a canvas in the shape of a golden rectangle. He only has enough framing material for a perimeter of 36 in. What would be the dimensions of the canvas?
The given here is the perimeter of the rectangle which is 36 in. The formula for a rectangle's perimeter is P(rectangle) = 2 ( w + h ) or P(rectangle) = w + w + h +h
The answer here is 7 x 11.
Check the answer by substituting. w=7 h=11
36 in = 2 (w + h) 36 in = 2(7)+2(11) 36 in = 14 + 22 36 in = 36
